Our GOAL:

One billion.

After a decade of impact around the world, WGI now has the audacious goal of teaching one billion children to read and write by the end of this decade.

 
 
 
 

Our Story

In 2014, a 14 year old from Baton Rouge, Louisiana named Chance Wilson noticed something odd: his peers in school couldn’t read or write. Little did he know this realization would spark a global movement.

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WGI By The Numbers:

 
 

10

YEARS OF WORK

From our founding in 2014 to today WGI has spent a decade working diligently to fight illiteracy.

 

4+

CONTINENTS SERVED

Our pre-COVID literacy classes were held on the ground in North America, Africa and Asia. The launch of our Lyra app bolstered our reach further.

 
 

20+

Thousand PEOPLE Impacted

Between our in person and virtual work we have reached tens of thousands of people with the skills needed to read and write.